Travis Stevens

Travis Stevens (born February 28, 1986) is a judoka and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner from the United States who competed in the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympics.[3] He competes in the men's half-middleweight (-81 kg) division. On August 9, 2016, Stevens became the third American male judoka to win a silver medal in the Olympics.

Travis Stevens
Born (1986-02-28) February 28, 1986
Bellevue, Washington
ResidenceWakefield, Massachusetts
Nationality American
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[1]
Weight178.5 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb)[1]
Division81 kilos
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofPedro's Judo Center
TeamNYAC
Teacher(s)Jimmy Pedro, Renzo Gracie, John Danaher
TrainerJimmy Pedro, John Danaher
Rank  Black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu
  5th Dan Black belt in judo [2]
Notable school(s)Pedro's Judo Center, Renzo Gracie Academy, FUJI Gym
Medal record
Men's Judo
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro–81 kg
Pan American Games
2007 Rio de Janeiro –81 kg
2015 Toronto –81 kg
Pan American Championships
2009 Buenos Aires –81 kg
2008 Miami –81 kg
2011 Guadalajara –81 kg
2016 Havana–81 kg
2010 San Salvador –81 kg
2013 San José –81 kg
2014 Guayaquil –81 kg
2015 Edmonton –81 kg

Career

An early start at the age of 6 enabled him to acquire a vast amount of knowledge in Judo and other martial arts. Travis is an outstanding athlete in the disciplines of Judo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and holds many accomplishments in both. He is currently ranked number 12 in the world in the -81 kg weight class by the International Judo Federation (as of 9 August 2016).[4]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he lost to eventual gold medalist Ole Bischof in the third round, before losing to Tiago Camilo in the repechage.[5]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics he again lost to 2008 gold medalist Ole Bischof, this time in the semi-finals by judges' decision. Stevens was then beaten in the bronze medal match by Canada's Antoine Valois-Fortier.[3][6] Travis also holds a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under John Danaher and Renzo Gracie, which Danaher awarded on November 19, 2013.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he lost to Khasan Khalmaurzaev (Russia) in the finals, earning a silver medal.

Stevens primarily teaches out of FUJI Gym in Wakefield, Massachusetts, which he opened on January 12, 2013. He trains at the Renzo Gracie Academy in New York City with several elite athletes. Travis also teaches at Renzo Gracie Fort Lee in New Jersey.

References
  1. "Travis Stevens". nbcolympics.com. NBC. 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
  2. Herle, Erin (2013-11-26), "USA Judo Olympian Travis Stevens earns Jiu-Jitsu black belt from John Danaher", GracieMag, retrieved 2016-10-07
  3. Sport-Reference
  4. "IJF Senior World Ranking List" (PDF). World Judo Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
  5. "73 - 81kg (half-middleweight) men results - Judo - Beijing 2008 Olympics". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  6. "73 - 81kg (half-middleweight) men results - Judo - London 2012 Olympics". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 2016-02-03.


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